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IRONMAN 70.3 Dallas-Little Elm, Little Elm, Texas
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IRONMAN 70.3 Dallas-Little Elm 2027

Little Elm, Texas
14 March 2027 Triathlon 70.3 Lewisville LakeCrushed-gravel run1,400 ft climbing

A 70.3 at Little Elm near Dallas: a swim in Lewisville Lake, a bike through quiet North Texas countryside and a three-loop run on a crushed-gravel nature trail.

Terrain
Mixed
Two-lane country roads, then a crushed-gravel nature trail run
Elevation
Rolling
427m gain · Organiser figure: 1,400 feet (about 427 m) of climbing on the bike
Swim
Lake
Swim in Lewisville Lake.
Wetsuit
Wetsuit-legal at 24.5°C (76.1°F) or colder
up to 5 mm thick; prohibited above 24.5°C (organiser rule)
Region
Texas
Little Elm, Texas
Your runway

23 weeks to race day: base season

Plenty of runway. This far out, the win is a boring, consistent base rhythm: aerobic volume, strength, technique. The structured block starts closer in; what you do now decides how high it can climb.

R
Recover
Consider recovery context, sleep and readiness before adding training load.
A
Align
Fit the plan to your actual life, not the one you wish you had.
C
Condition
Minimum effective dose. The right sessions, done fresh.
E
Execute
Race-week protocol, pacing, contingency. Nothing new on race day.

Building for this one? 70.3 training plan covers the sessions, the weekly shape and how the block is paced. The R.A.C.E. Framework explains why it is built that way.

Road to Race

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Abraham Spring, founder of Unbroken

“The run is on hard-packed crushed gravel and not tarmac, so include some training on a similar surface. The organiser gives about 427 m of climbing on the bike.”

Abraham Spring: founder, Unbroken

The race

IRONMAN 70.3 Dallas-Little Elm is on Sunday 14 March 2027. Swim: Lewisville Lake. Bike: Heads north of Little Elm on quiet two-lane roads through North Texas countryside, with about 427 m (1,400 feet) of climbing (organiser figure). Run: Three loops on the Little Elm nature trail system, hard-packed crushed gravel that the organiser describes as smooth and consistent. Wetsuits are legal at 24.5°C (76.1°F) or colder, up to 5 mm thick, and prohibited above that. The organiser does not state cut-off times and bike lap count on the pages read, so those details are not given here.

The course

Swim1.9 km
Lap count not published

Swim in Lewisville Lake. Wetsuits are legal at 24.5°C (76.1°F) or colder, up to 5 mm thick, and prohibited above that.

Bike90 km
Lap count not published

Heads north of Little Elm on quiet two-lane roads through North Texas countryside, with about 427 m (1,400 feet) of climbing (organiser figure).

Run21.1 km
3 laps

Three loops on the Little Elm nature trail system, hard-packed crushed gravel that the organiser describes as smooth and consistent.

Not yet confirmed for this edition: cut-off times, aid station spacing, water temperature history, course maps (not checked against official GPX), bike lap count. We publish these only once they are on the official course page, so check there before you pace off anything here.

Course details verified against the official IRONMAN 70.3 Dallas-Little Elm course page on 4 October 2026. Courses change; the official page is always the last word.

Questions, answered

When is IRONMAN 70.3 Dallas-Little Elm 2027?

IRONMAN 70.3 Dallas-Little Elm takes place on 14 March 2027.

What distances can I race at IRONMAN 70.3 Dallas-Little Elm?

70.3. Pick the distance that fits your training runway, not your ego: the right distance is the one you can arrive at fresh.

How hard is the course?

Mixed terrain, rolling profile with around 427m of climbing. Organiser figure: 1,400 feet (about 427 m) of climbing on the bike

What is the swim like?

Swim in Lewisville Lake.. Wetsuit-legal at 24.5°C (76.1°F) or colder, up to 5 mm thick; prohibited above 24.5°C (organiser rule). Practise open water before race week, not during it.

How long do I need to train for it?

Race day is 14 March 2027. For the 70.3, a proper recovery-led build wants about 12 weeks, which means starting around 20 December 2026. Later starts still work: the block compresses honestly rather than pretending, and it always anchors to the exact race date.

How do I enter?

Entries are handled by the organiser. Use the Register button above: it goes straight to the official site.

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This listing is for information only. Unbroken is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by IRONMAN 70.3 Dallas-Little Elm or its organiser. Details are based on publicly available information; names are used descriptively to identify the event. For accurate, up-to-date information and entry, always use the official event website.

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